Staff Accountant

Job Description

The Staff Accountant will be responsible for several key areas, including procure to pay, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, inventory, and fixed assets processes in support of the day-to-day operations of the accounting department, as well as the monthly close.

We are seeking a highly motivated, hardworking individual with strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail. This role requires close collaboration with Operations (e.g., project managers, shipping/receiving departments) and effective, timely communication with internal and external stakeholders.

• Analyze cost of goods sold accounts to ensure completeness and accuracy, identify items fulfilled from inventory that should be capitalized, and make any required journal entries.
• Analyze operating expenses by vendor and department to ensure completeness and accuracy, and make any required journal entries.
• Preparation of accrual file for review by Assistant Controller, record journal entries for accruals once approved.
• Manage prepaid expenses, ensure any applicable expenses are captured and added to prepaid schedules, run monthly amortization, and make any required adjustments.
• Work closely with AP specialist acting as first point of escalation for procure to pay process queries, including AP invoice processing/coding and three-way matching of POs.
• Initiate payments in the bank portal on a weekly basis after the AP payment run is reviewed with the assistant controller.
• Prepare and maintain several key account reconciliations, including fixed assets, inventory, accruals, cash, and prepaid expenses.
• Act as administrator for the company credit card program and Sage expense management software, including user admin, statement review, and reconciliation.
• Support AP specialist with credit card and employee reimbursable expenses processes, including expense entry and payment.
• Actively participate in annual financial statement audit.
• Initiate and participate in process and system improvement projects.
• Ad hoc duties and special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Minimum 3-5 years corporate accounting experience, experience in SaaS based companies is especially desirable
• Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills are required for frequent interaction with financial and non-financial management
• Meticulous attention to detail, strong planning and organization skills, and the ability to multitask, prioritize, and deliver in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Self-starter with a business focus and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Excellent Excel skills with the ability to use pivot tables, common formulas etc., to manipulate and analyze large data sets.
• Experience with an ERP (Oracle Net Suite, JD Edwards, etc.) is required. Net Suite is strongly preferred
• Experience with procure to pay platform (e.g., Stampli) and expense management system.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team setting
• Customer service centric with a concern for quality and deadlines, and a strong sense of accountability.
• Continuous improvement mindset, challenging the status quo, and solving issues in current systems/processes either directly or through escalation to the leadership team.